New to the sector, our intrepid reporter gets the goods on ‘open’ and ‘open source’ technologies for nonprofit fundraising. Did you even know there was a difference?

By Melissa Busch

The exciting part is that this method provides groups such as nonprofits with access to the software’s code, therefore allowing users to upgrade the software, add features and build applications that will work with it.

“The code is completely for anyone to access,” Quinn says, “offering the user flexibility” — unlike proprietary software, where you have to work with what you’ve got.